RadioShack Expanding to Target Stores with Kiosks

I am a manager at one of the test sites in Grapevine, TX. This is a great thing because with our training and experience we are seeing not only an increase over when Target sold contract phones themselves, but and increase in the overall satisfaction in the electronics department as a whole.

For those who don't know how Radio Shack remains competitive it is services like their Kiosk devisions (Sprint mall kiosks, Sam's Club Kiosks, K-Mart Kiosks) where they are essentially renting out their employees to staff these other entities stores that is probably the next phase of the Radio Shack story, and definitely is the fastest growing segment of the company.

Yes 700 to 900 Targets will be opened over the next year, including many n...(continues)

RadioShack's subsidiary, Retail Services, is the division of the company responsible for Sam's Clubs, Targets, and a few Kmart Kiosks. Their main source of revenue has and still is Sam's Club Kiosks (SCK). They began operations in Q4 of 2004 and have managed to build a steady business, building upon year over year numbers consitently since they opened shop.

However, as many employees of Retail Services know, the contract between Wal-Mart and RadioShack allows WM to purchase up to I believe 15% of the SCKs every year. Many people have expressed concern that because of that buying allowance, we would eventually go out of business. Well, RS is not dumb, I can assure you of that.

I wouldn't be surprised if the strategy behind SCKs was to ...(continues)

eliasarcade said:RadioShack's subsidiary, Retail Services, is the division of the company responsible for Sam's Clubs, Targets, and a few Kmart Kiosks. Their main source of revenue has and still is Sam's Club Kiosks (SCK). They be

Putting kiosks in Target makes more sense than Sam's Club or Costco, especially in a business where employees rely almost entirely on commission. SC and Costco require customers to buy a membership, so the customer base is severely limited. I once h...(continues)